Carbon3D Unveils Breakthrough CLIP 3D Printing Technology, 25-100X Faster
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An amazing-looking process; and possibly a huge step forward in 3D printing technology. Not only an improvement in speed and solidity, but also appears to be a significant improvement in resolution as well.
Nothing so far on the cost of the actual resin material, but it doesn't look like it's going to be too much different from the currently available resin materials. It does appear to be more limited in available materials than other 3D processes, so I'm not sure exactly how much of a step forward this is going to be, or if it's going to be a niche product. No info on the cost of the material, though the machine construction costs looks like it may be on par with current professional 3D printers. Also wondering how large it will scale.
All that still doesn't stop me from wanting one, though. :D
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The technology that the company calls Continuous Liquid Interface Productiongo technology (CLIP) works by harnessing the power of light and oxygen to cure a photosensitive resin. Sounds an awful lot like Stereolithography (SLA) technology, doesn’t it? While it uses principles we see within a typical SLA process, where a laser or projector cures a photosensitive resin, Carbon3D’s CLIP process strays greatly from the technology that we are all used to seeing. Instead of printing an object layer-by-layer, which leads to incredibly slow speeds as well as a weak overall structure similar to that of shale, this new diaprocess harnesses light as a way to cure the resin, and oxygen as an inhibiting agent, to print in true 3-dimensional fashion. |
An amazing-looking process; and possibly a huge step forward in 3D printing technology. Not only an improvement in speed and solidity, but also appears to be a significant improvement in resolution as well.
Nothing so far on the cost of the actual resin material, but it doesn't look like it's going to be too much different from the currently available resin materials. It does appear to be more limited in available materials than other 3D processes, so I'm not sure exactly how much of a step forward this is going to be, or if it's going to be a niche product. No info on the cost of the material, though the machine construction costs looks like it may be on par with current professional 3D printers. Also wondering how large it will scale.
All that still doesn't stop me from wanting one, though. :D
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